Jonathan Court
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 March 1996 | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Raith Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Raith Rovers | 19 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Newtongrange Star (loan) | ||
| 2014–2015 | → Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2015 | → East Stirlingshire (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Montrose (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | East Fife | 25 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Edinburgh City | 21 | (2) |
| 2020 | Linlithgow Rose | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 3 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Jonathan Court (born 30 March 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who last played as a striker for Linlithgow Rose.
Early and personal life
[edit]Court attended Stewart's Melville College in Edinburgh, where he played rugby rather than football.[1]
Career
[edit]Court began his senior career with Raith Rovers in 2014, spending loan spells at Newtongrange Star, Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic, East Stirlingshire and Montrose.[2][3][4]
He scored the 5000th goal in the SPFL era for East Stirlingshire against Elgin City at Ochilview in October 2015.[5]
He was released by Raith in May 2018,[6] and signed for East Fife in June 2018.[4]
Court played for Edinburgh City during the 2019–20 season and later signed with East of Scotland team Linlithgow Rose on 25 August 2020.[7]
Rose announced that Court left the club on 2 November 2020.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 8 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Raith Rovers | 2014–15[9] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16[10] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[11] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18[12] | League One | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (loan) | 2014–15[13] | East Superleague | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 3 |
| East Stirling (loan) | 2015–16[10] | League Two | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Montrose (loan) | 2016–17[11] | League Two | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| East Fife | 2018–19[14] | League One | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| Career total | 88 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 115 | 10 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
References
[edit]- ^ Iain Collin (24 December 2016). "Montrose's on-loan Raith Rovers kid Jonny Court happy to have chosen football over promising rugby career". Deadline News. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Mixed feelings for scorer Jonny Court as Raith Rovers fail to avoid play-offs". The Courier. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ Matthew Elder (11 December 2017). "Jonny courts a regular start for Raith". Fife Today. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Jonathan Court and Craig Watson Sign On". East Fife F.C. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "COURT CLAIMS 5,000TH SPFL GOAL". SPFL. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "RRFC Retained / Released List". Raith Rovers F.C. 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "We are delighted to announce the signing of Jonny Court from Edinburgh City". Twitter. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Following the match on Saturday, we can confirm that Pat Scullion, Jonny Court and Sean Dickson have now left the club". Twitter. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Jonathan Court in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jonathan Court in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jonathan Court in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jonathan Court in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Profile". Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Jonathan Court in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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